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In Mexico, Tensions Rise Again over 1944 Water Treaty

After decades of negotiations and even protests, Mexico and the U.S. struggle to find a compromise over a 1944 water treaty.

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The Tower Sniper’s Wife

A book from UT Press provides a troubling twist on the vow “until death do us part.” Reviewed by Texas Observer Senior Reporter Lise Olsen.

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Choose Native Plants!

More Texas gardeners are choosing native plants after 2023’s brutal weather—attracting bees, butterflies, and lower water bills.

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Abbott’s Voucher Fight Isn’t About Kids. It’s About Money, Politics, and Religion.

The Senate passed its bill this week as the governor continues to pressure House members to compromise.

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Texas Wants to Adopt Outdated Cancer Risk Standard Despite Concerns

TCEQ is proposing to quietly adopt its 17-year-old cancer standard that leading scientists and public health officials call inadequate.

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Strangest State: Alligators, Tigers & Hailstorms, Oh My!

Weird weather, unusual attacks on education, and zoo animals keeping cool, in the latest dispatch from far-flung Texas.

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A Possible Reprieve for the Mentally Ill on Death Row

Scott Panetti was deemed incompetent for execution.

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USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat

Even after workers' deaths, the company continues to violate its own rules.

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Abbott Demands Vouchers—Or Else

The governor and the billionaires behind him are determined to defund public schools.

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Domestic Violence Murders in Texas Are Going Up

A new report from the Texas Council on Family Violence analyzed hundreds of deaths in the Lone Star State.

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Biden Administration Waives 26 Laws to Accelerate Border Wall Construction

On the campaign trail, the president once promised there would “not be another foot” constructed under his watch.

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Ghosts from Texas’ Past

Dispatch from a haunted—and historically fraught—building in Austin, from Staff Writer Michelle Pitcher in the Texas Observer magazine.

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The Lonesome Writing Guru

How the Texas author—and an editor of a new book of essays about him—helped shepherd a Lone Star literary community.

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Advocates Request Clemency for Jewish Man on Death Row

Advocates argue that a difficult childhood and religious devotion should lead to a commutation or delay of execution.

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Poem: West Texas Sage

"Heading into the desert sun, I tail an enthusiastic storm. Tires zing on sizzling pavement ..." Poetry by Cade Huie.

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DPS Still Avoiding a Public Hearing on Uvalde Massacre

By delaying an appeal, Director Steve McCraw is postponing a reckoning.

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Ricardo Nuila: The People’s Doctor

Physician and Author Ricardo Nuila thinks public hospitals could help save patients trapped in our troubled medical system.

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Let’s Bring Back Siestas in the Extreme Heat

Siesta, or daily nap time, an idea from the past could provide a way to cope with record-high temperatures today.

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Reconciliation on Death Row

A murder and an execution date changed those on both sides of the bars. A changed viewpoint on capital punishment.

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For Firefighters, a Long and Very Hot Summer

In Maverick County, losing a grant meant stretching crews to cover extra shifts and lots of territory.

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The Origins of White, Christian Supremacy

Can 15th-century doctrine explain today's culture wars?

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A Sizzling, Record-Breaking Summer

Experts warn that increasingly high temperatures are "a clear consequence of the warming of the climate system."

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McCarthyism Rides Again at Texas Universities

A&M’s treatment of Kathleen McElroy is the start of a backward-turning era.

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On Making News

Renowned journalist Kathleen McElroy made headlines after Texas A&M University reneged on a high-profile job offer. She’s still processing that experience.

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Moonlighting Texas Prosecutor Sued

Ralph Petty worked part-time for Midland district judges while simultaneously prosecuting Clinton Young, who has now filed a lawsuit.

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